IDF arrests 3 Palestinian cops for beating off-duty reservist in West Bank

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The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it had apprehended three Palestinian Authority police officers who, it said, had illegally set up a blockade in Area C of the West Bank and detained and assaulted an off-duty reservist last month. In the incident on August 23, the Israeli, a resident of a West Bank settlement who was armed at the time, was stopped by the PA officers on a road near the Palestinian town of Beitunia and allegedly beaten by them. “They broke my glasses and phone and took the car key. They also took my weapon, forced me out of the car, and beat me,” the reservist told the Ynet news site after the incident. The reservist said the PA officers took him in their cruiser toward Ramallah, and during the ride they allowed him to speak on a phone with an Israeli officer of the Civil Administration. Shortly after, he was handed over to Israeli forces. The roadblock had been set up by the PA officers in Area C of the West Bank, which is supposed to be under full Israeli civil and security control. The Israel Defense Forces said the PA officers had “overstepped their authority to operate in these areas,” and Israeli security authorities “described the incident as a serious overreach by the [PA] security forces, endangering the life of the Israeli civilian and using aggressive and severe force against him.” מנגנוני הביטחון של הרשות הפלסטינית מסרו לכוחותינו יהודי לאחר שנכנס בטעות לכפר ביתוניא ממערב לרמאללה, וברשותו נמצאו רובה M16 ואקדח pic.twitter.com/fKVgFCabZO — כל החדשות בזמן אמת (@Saher_News_24_7) August 23, 2026 The army said that three PA officers were detained this week over their involvement in the roadblock and the assault on the Israeli man, and they were being questioned by the Shin Bet. “The IDF maintains security coordination in accordance with the directive of the political leadership. At the same time, the IDF will not tolerate any deviation from procedures,” the military added. Violence in the West Bank has escalated sharply in recent months, mostly involving settler attacks on Palestinians, though there have also been several attacks by Palestinian assailants on Israelis, including a stabbing on Monday . As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos. This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world. If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism , please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting. — Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month. That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world. So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community. For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE , as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members. Thank you, David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel

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